Bob Smith will lead a “refresher” and “newbie” course on coffee pruning both Traditional and Beaumont-Fukunaga methods will be shown. Free to KCFA members and other attendees will pay $10 which can be applied to the KCFA Membership of $25 annual dues. Signs will be placed on Mamalahoa Highway, south of Teshima’s to help guide…

 Where to Begin?There are Answers!  KCFA Presents: Coffee Talk! Pruning – 9 am- Thursday February 12, 2015  on farm with Bob Smith and Bob Nelson @Lehu’ula Farm in Kainaliu* Free to Members and $10 for non-members.  Come and Learn the science about this important aspect of Coffee Farming. Understand the value of pruning correctly to encourage a…

KCFA presents Coffee Talk — VERTICAL SELECTION Workshop WHEN: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 (9:00-11:00 am) WHERE:  Bob Nelson & Bob Smith at Bob Nelsons’ Farm located makai of the Kona Joe sign in Kainaliu, along Mamalahoa Highway. Drive down; parking available. WHY: Choose the right vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months…

KCFA will be hosting the annual pruning workshop on Saturday 2/11.  Kona farmers Bob Nelson and Bob Smith will be presenting on both Kona Style and Beaumont-Fukunaga methods. In addition, CBB expert Luis Aristizabal will briefly discuss pruning techniques and agronomic practices for beetle reduction.  Andrea Kawabata from CTAHR will cover soil sampling for tree…

KCFA presents  VERTICAL SELECTION Workshop   Which 3 or 4?????? WHEN: Saturday- May 19, 2018  (9:00-11:00 am)WHERE:  Bob Nelson & Bob Smith at Bob Nelsons’ Farm located makai of the Kona Joe sign in Kainaliu, along Mamalahoa Highway. Drive down; parking available on right.WHY: Choose the best vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months ago.…